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Royal Standard de Liege vs Bala Town FC, Europe 2019-20 2ND QUALIFYING ROUND

UEFA Europa League · 2019-20
Royal Standard de Liege
2 – 0
Full Time
Bala Town FC
Thu 17 Sep 2020 · 18:00 UTC Stade Maurice Dufrasne HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Konstantinos Laifis 27' Y
Y 28' Chris Venables
Y 52' Sean Smith
Y 64' Antony Kay

Overview

Match Preview

Royal Standard de Liege vs Bala Town FC — Europe at Stade Maurice Dufrasne.

Match Details

  • Referee
  • Referee Fyodor Zammit
  • Referee
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21
2 Aston Villa FC 8 21
3 FC Midtjylland 8 19
4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17
5 FC Porto 8 17
6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17
7 SC Freiburg 8 17
8 AS Roma 8 16
9 KRC Genk 8 16
10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15
11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15
12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15
13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14
14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14
15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14
16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13
17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12
18 Lille OSC 8 12
19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12
20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12
21 Celtic FC 8 11
22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10
23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10
24 SK Brann 8 9
25 BSC Young Boys 8 9
26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7
27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7
28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7
29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6
30 FC Basel 1893 8 6
31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6
32 Rangers FC 8 4
33 OGC Nice 8 3
34 FC Utrecht 8 1
35 Malmo FF 8 1
36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1

Head-to-Head

1
Royal Standard de Liege 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Bala Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-09-17 Royal Standard de Liege 2–0 Bala Town FC

Recent Form

Royal Standard de Liege
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep Bala Town FC H 2–0 W
12 Sep Oud-Heverlee Leuven A 0–1 L
30 Aug Beerschot VA A 3–0 W
23 Aug KRC Genk H 0–0 D
17 Aug KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren A 2–1 W
08 Aug Cercle Brugge KSV H 1–0 W
Bala Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Sep Royal Standard de Liege A 0–2 L
27 Aug Valletta FC A 1–0 W
29 Sep Cefn Druids AFC H 1–0 W
05 Jul SP Tre Fiori H 1–0 W
28 Jun SP Tre Fiori A 0–3 L
10 Jun FC Vaduz A 2–1 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Royal Standard de Liege is hosting Bala Town FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' It looks surprising Royal Standard de Liege does not make any changes. Felipe Avenatti has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' Royal Standard de Liege seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 19' Royal Standard de Liege is taking the lead after the goal scored by Felipe Avenatti on 19.
  • 21' Goal! Felipe Avenatti scores his 39 goal in 231 matches.
  • 26' Nathan Peate needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 27' A meaty challenge results in booking for Konstantinos Laifis on 27.
  • 28' The referee calls foul for Chris Venables. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 28' Goal! Chris Venables scores his 2 goal in 131 matches.
  • 33' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bala Town FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 34' Goal! Selim Amallah scores his 42 goal in 103 matches.
  • 39' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Royal Standard de Liege that had 372 games and scored 363 goals.
  • 44' It’s high time Philippe Montanier made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 49' Supporters expect more eagerness from Arnaud Bodart, as he is very good at scoring at Stade Maurice Dufrasne with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 52' Sean Smith is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
  • 57' Time for substitution for Bala Town FC. Raul Correia is replaced by Kieran Smith.
  • 62' Will Evans has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 64' It’s a booking for Bala Town FC player. Antony Kay gets a Yellow card.
  • 67' The whistle greets Selim Amallah as he departs to be replaced by Jackson Muleka.
  • 72' The whistle greets Gojko Cimirot as he departs to be replaced by Bokadi Bope.
  • 77' The travelling Bala Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 81' Bala Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Henry Jones is hanging Steven Leslie on the field on 81 minute.
  • 84' The Royal Standard de Liege manager makes a substitution. Felipe Avenatti departs to be replaced by Obbi Oulare.
  • 89' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Royal Standard de Liege players.

Lineups

Royal Standard de Liege Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Philippe Montanier

Bala Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Colin Caton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Felipe Avenatti 2
Selim Amallah 1
Chris Venables 1

Head to Head

2020-09-17 Royal Standard de Liege 2–0 Bala Town FC

Royal Standard de Liege Form

2020-09-17 Royal Standard de Liege 2–0 Bala Town FC W 2020-09-12 Oud-Heverlee Leuven 1–0 Royal Standard de Liege L 2020-08-30 Beerschot VA 0–3 Royal Standard de Liege W 2020-08-23 Royal Standard de Liege 0–0 KRC Genk D 2020-08-17 KV RS Waasland-SK Beveren 1–2 Royal Standard de Liege W 2020-08-08 Royal Standard de Liege 1–0 Cercle Brugge KSV W

Bala Town FC Form

2020-09-17 Royal Standard de Liege 2–0 Bala Town FC L 2020-08-27 Valletta FC 0–1 Bala Town FC W 2018-09-29 Bala Town FC 1–0 Cefn Druids AFC W 2018-07-05 Bala Town FC 1–0 SP Tre Fiori W 2018-06-28 SP Tre Fiori 3–0 Bala Town FC L 2017-06-10 FC Vaduz 1–2 Bala Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.46 Royal Standard de Liege xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.63 Bala Town FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Royal Standard de Liege55% Draw28% Bala Town FC17%
Actual: Royal Standard de Liege win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 2.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Royal Standard de Liege or Draw
83%
Draw or Bala Town FC
45%
Royal Standard de Liege or Bala Town FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Royal Standard de Liege37% Draw52% Bala Town FC11%
Actual: Royal Standard de Liege win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
17.1%
0 – 0
14.6%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 1
8.1%
0 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
4.1%
1 – 2
3.4%
2 – 2
2.6%
4 – 0
2.3%
0 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Royal Standard de Liege

Handicap Royal Standard de Liege covers Push Bala Town FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 17% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 27% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 11% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Royal Standard de Liege keeps clean sheet
54% ✓
Bala Town FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.